child abuse is a horrendous evil. Such abuse is reported on an average of every 10 seconds in the United States. And three children die every day in our country as a result of abuse. Any abuse in residential treatment programs is an…

When the Father of the Constitution issues such a warning, we should listen closely. Even more importantly, the Constitution of the United States says in the 10th amendment: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the…

this motion is a straightforward one and one that I hope we can all support. Because the underlying bill is a permanent authorization of appropriations for this regional program, it is suitable that the Secretary of the Interior should use…

I rise today on H.R. 5540, permanent authorization for the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network. As my colleague pointed out, today's bill would permanently reauthorize these Federal funds and remove the $3 million annual cap…

I rise today in honor of the national champions from Lewis Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. Last week, the LCSC Warriors won the 52nd annual National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics championship World Series baseball game…

I rise in support of H.R. 5477 designating this post office in the name of Chi Mui. While I rise in support of this resolution, I again rise to urge my colleagues to address rising fuel prices. Chi Mui's efforts to improve his community…

if you're afraid of the future, said Ronald Reagan, then get out of the way, stand aside; the people of this country are ready to move again. As with so many things, President Reagan was right. We cannot avoid real problems, gloss over…

In 1900 most Americans only had to work until January 22 to fully meet all of their tax obligations to the Federal, State, and local governments. At that time the percentage of a worker's income needed to pay their taxes was just 6…

as you sit down to beat the April 15 deadline for filing your tax returns, consider this: In 1913 the IRS tax form, that's singular, ``form,'' was 1 page, and the entire Tax Code was a mere 14 pages long. Today the Tax Code consists of an…

Many U.S. companies are making plans of where they will spend their research and development budgets for the next 3 to 5 years. Unfortunately, this Congress has made it increasingly difficult for these companies to invest those R&D dollars…

Those recreating in Idaho, whether residents or tourists, will likely head to lands encompassed by this bill. More than 2 million acres in Idaho alone will be affected, which will in turn affect many of the uses enjoyed in Idaho, four…

this is intended to promote sharing of information. It doesn't have anything actually to do with the actual clearing of the biomass. It just deals with the information that's gained, and it would be in the wildland-urban interface for the…

Firefighter safety is their highest priority. In fact, the 1995 Federal Fire Policy sets the order of priorities for wildland firefighters as, number one, public and firefighter safety; number two, protection of resources; number three…

Mr. Speaker, I stand before you today to commemorate National Sanctity of Human Life Day. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade, that landmark decision that so drastically altered the landscape…